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Having torn a tendon in my rightrotator cuff, for which the only treatment is surgery, I have been obsessed with how I'm going to get dressed, do my hair and apply my makeup with my dominant hand in a sling. Then I read Weisskopf's story. I am no longer worried about my situation. The courage exemplified by Weisskopf and the amputees at Walter Reed are awe inspiring and humbling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 23, 2006 | 10/15/2006 | See Source »

...Vote for Pedro” t-shirt. That said, “Scoundrels” doesn’t do Heder justice for the charisma and actual screen presence he actually possesses. His character is so poorly written and socially ignorant you almost want Thornton to sling blade him out of existence. Supporting roles from Sarah Silverman (“Jesus is Magic”), David Cross (“Arrested Development”) and Ben Stiller make a last-ditch attempt to garner some laughter but just can’t carry this uncreative vehicle. Fortunately for Silverman though...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School for Scoundrels | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

...teammates. He would also return for the second half.After the break, things were no different.On the last play of the third quarter, senior linebacker Zak DeOssie leveled sophomore quarterback Jeff Witt, who would be replaced in the fourth by junior Richard Irvin.Although Witt was sporting a sling during the post-game press conference, the team called the measure precautionary.Bears quarterback Joe DiGiacomo would also need an injury timeout before the end.COMEBACK KIDS NO MOREAfter crazy comebacks in the last two years, everyone expected this to be a wild one.In 2004, Harvard posted a 21-point comeback to beat the Bears...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Game Marked by Rough Play | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

...They absolutely think we're leaving," said retired Marine Colonel Thomas X. Hammes, author of The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century. "This is what happened in Afghanistan when it became clear the Russians were leaving. The factions began fighting each other." Afghanistan is instructive: civil war led to the Taliban government; the Taliban provided a safe haven for al-Qaeda; and you know the rest. A U.S. skedaddle from Iraq would probably lead to far worse consequences, given Iraq's strategic location and potential oil wealth. So what do we do now? I asked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even Churchill Couldn't Figure Out Iraq | 7/30/2006 | See Source »

...reassure the international community that Israel had no intention of grabbing real estate in Lebanon. And, according to military sources, the Israelis also lacked on-the ground intelligence, so they underestimated Hizballah' s strength and its determination to punch it out. Despite the Israeli offensive, Hizballah still managed to sling over 2,000 rockets onto Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Israel's New Battle Plan | 7/25/2006 | See Source »

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